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The Rhode Island Disaster Animal Reponse Team is looking for help from its volunteers to attend local community events and spread the word about RIDART. We have reserved a spot in Kennedy Plaza the second Tuesday of every month for Public Square Tuesdays but we need your help! Any volunteers with availability from 11:30-1:30pm on 8/10, 9/14 and/or 10/12 please contact us at your earliest convenience to discuss.

RIDART attended it's first Beer Garden Music Series last Thursday at Burnside Park, Kennedy Plaza and had an awesome time! This event will be held every Thursday from 4:30-7:30pm throughout the end of October. If you enjoy live music and want to show your support for RIDART then send us your availability for this event.

If neither of the events mentioned above work for you, check out the additional opportunities listed below. Hurricane season is now underway and RIDART could be activated at any time. As a non-profit, volunteer based organization, we need our volunteers support to attract new volunteers and stayed prepared for an emergency situation. Thank you for your continued support as a RIDART volunteer and look forward to your response.

Best regards,

Board of Directors, RIDART

• Downtown Farmer’s Market Dates: Fridays, June 4-October 29 Time: 11-2pm Location: Burnside Park (2 Kennedy Plaza)

• Public Square Tuesday Dates: Tuesdays, June 8-October 12 Time: 11:30am-1:30pm Location: 2 Kennedy Plaza

• Slater Park Summer Arts in the Park Dates: July 8-Aug 19 Times: Call for schedule Location: Slater Memorial Park

• Beer Garden Music Series Date: Every Thursday Time: 4:30pm-7:30pm Location: Burnside Park, 2 Kennedy Plaza

• 2010 Pawtucket Arts Festival Dates: August 27-September 12 Time: Visit website Location: Citywide throughout Pawtucket

• The Big E Dates: September 17-October 3 Time: 10am-10pm Location: Eastern States Exposition

RIDART welcomes volunteers of many kinds. In an emergency, people with animal-care expertise are essential, but so is an even larger number of people with varied skills. Readiness and response are truly team efforts. We invite all RIDART volunteers to sign up for upcoming training events throughout the tri-state area. Below are links to the fellow DART organizations with scheduled trainings and information sessions in the upcoming months.

Central Massachusetts Disaster Animal Response Team (CMDART)

Connecticut State Animal Response Team (CT-SART)

Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research

Applications are welcome from everyone. No matter what your level of experience or expertise, RIDART can help you make a difference.

Supporters of RIDART include:

• American Humane Association (AHA)
• American Kennel Association (AKA)
• American Red Cross, RI Chapter (ARC) font>
• Animal Rescue League of Southern Rhode Island (ARLSRI)
• Audubon Society of RI (ASRI) font>
• Brown University
• Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
• New England Equine Rescues (NEER)
• Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL)
• Office of the Governor of the State of RI
• Potter League for Animals
• Providence Animal Rescue League (PARL)
• RI Animal Control Officers Association
• RI Citizen Corps State Council
• RI Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM)
• RI Disaster Medical Assistance Team (RI DMAT)
• RI Emergency Management Agency (RI EMA)
• RI Farm Bureau (RIFB)
• RI Federation of Riding Clubs (RIFRC)
• RI Hospital
• RI Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RISPCA)
• RI Veterinary Medical Association (RIVMA)
• RI Veterinary Technician Association (RIVTA)
• Roger Williams Park Zoo (RWPZ)
• Save the Bay
• US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
• University of Rhode Island (URI)
• Volunteer Center of Rhode Island (VCRI)
• Volunteer Services for Animals (VSA)
• Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of RI (WRARI)
• Plus veterinary clinicians and hospitals, government officials, emergency managers, animal control officers, and shelter managers and staff in cities and towns as well as volunteers throughout Rhode Island

Volunteers must submit a 3-page application, which includes a pledge to adhere to the RIDART Code of Conduct, and a recent (no more than one-year-old) criminal background check.

Click here to download the Application Form and click here for instructions on how to get a background check. Submit a copy of these two documents (the application and BCI check) to the address below, and you're done. It's that simple!

If you have leadership skills, on the application please mention your interest in volunteering for a Shelter Management Team.

Only a little screening, coordination, and specialized training are required. In particular, all volunteers must gain certification in ICS and NIMS (the Incident Command and National Incident Management Systems).

The US government makes that certification available for free through on-line independent study. The courses are called "Introduction to ICS" (IS-100) and "Introduction to NIMS" (IS-700). To get started, just click on IS-100 and IS-700 here.

Many more Independent Study courses that are free and provide certificates can be found on-line at http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp. RIDART also sponsors training events throughout the year. These opportunities are posted on the calendar to the left, as soon as details are available.

RIDART Executive Director
Hannah Street Consulting, Inc.
301 Pearl Street #108
Providence, RI 02907

You are also welcome to send comments or questions to RIDART through the e-mail connection below.

Check out RIDART's new Facebook page, which includes a link to photos from the 2009 RIDART Summit.